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I would like to ask for help again. I don't understand the use of "if done" in the text below. What's its function and meaning? I'd be grateful for reply.
Iwona
"Except as otherwise limited in this Agreement, Business Associate may use or disclose Protected Health Information on behalf of, or to provide services to, Covered Entity for the following purposes, if such use or disclosure of Protected Health Information would not violate the Privacy Rule if done by Covered Entity or the minimum necessary policies and procedures of the Covered Entity"
Iwona
"Except as otherwise limited in this Agreement, Business Associate may use or disclose Protected Health Information on behalf of, or to provide services to, Covered Entity for the following purposes, if such use or disclosure of Protected Health Information would not violate the Privacy Rule if done by Covered Entity or the minimum necessary policies and procedures of the Covered Entity"
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" This is very poor legal English written in abbreviated fashion by a half-literate lawyer who is most likely a non-native speaker. Could you triple check your transcription? If it is exactly right, that's what "if done" refers to and a decent English-speaking lawyer could probably argue effectively that this clause is more than a little confusing.
- " This is very poor legal English written in abbreviated fashion by a half-literate lawyer who is most likely a non-native speaker.
- Could you triple check your transcription?
- If it is exactly right, that's what "if done" refers to and a decent English-speaking lawyer could probably argue effectively that this clause is more than a little confusing.
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"If done" here is an ellipsis structure for "if it is done." The "it" here would refer to "use or disclosure of Protected Health Information."
This is very poor legal English written in abbreviated fashion by a half-literate lawyer who is most likely a non-native speaker.
Could you triple check your transcription? If it is exactly right, that's what "if done" refers to and a decent En
This is very poor legal English written in abbreviated fashion by a half-literate lawyer who is most likely a non-native speaker.
Could you triple check your transcription? If it is exactly right, that's what "if done" refers to and a decent En
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